sensibility

/ˌsɛn(t)sɪˈbɪlɪti/noun
Middle School
1

Emotions or feelings arising from or relating to aesthetic or moral standards, especially those which are sensitive and thus likely to be hurt or offended.

2

The ability to feel, perceive, or sense; responsiveness to sensory stimuli; sensitivity; also, the degree to which someone or something (especially a sensory organ or tissue) is able to respond to sensory stimuli.

3

The quality of being easily affected by external forces or stimuli; also, of a measuring instrument: the quality of being able to detect small changes in the environment.

4

Keen sensitivity to matters of creative expression or feeling; artistic or emotional awareness.

5

Affected or excessive artistic or emotional awareness; the fact or quality of being overemotional; overemotionality.

6

Awareness; also, understanding.

7

The capacity of something to be perceived by the senses; perceptibility.

8

Of a plant or one of its parts: the ability to move in response to a stimulus.

9

The ability to perceive or sense as opposed to the ability to understand; also, in the philosophy of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804): emotion or feeling as opposed to the will.

10

An emotional sense or understanding of something.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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